Beckton, Greater London, England, United Kingdom


🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Beckton is a suburban district in East London, England, within the London Borough of Newham and is located 8 miles east of Charing Cross. Historically part of Essex, Beckton was unpopulated marshland adjacent to the River Thames until the development of major industrial infrastructure in the 19th century to support the growing metropolis of London. Housing was created in Beckton for workers of the gas and sewage works. Between 1981 and 1995 it was within the London Docklands Development Corporation area, which caused the population to increase as new homes were built and the Docklands Light Railway was constructed.

There are Docklands Light Railway services from Beckton station to Canning Town, Stratford International and Tower Gateway. There are a number of stations serving Beckton. The nearest Docklands Light Railway station is Beckton for Mid and North Beckton; Cyprus for Cyprus area; Beckton Park for South Beckton and Royal Albert for West Beckton. Beckton is near the London City Airport and Woolwich. Beckton is served by many Transport for London bus services connecting it with areas including Barking, Beckton Triangle Retail Park, Canning Town, Central London, Chadwell Heath, Dagenham, East Ham, Gallions Reach Shopping Park, Ilford, London City Airport, Manor Park, North Woolwich, Royal Albert, Stratford and Wanstead. Beckton is at the western end of the London Riverside redevelopment zone of the Thames Gateway. Transport for London is planning a new bridge, the Gallions Reach Crossing, which will connect Beckton to Thamesmead on the southern bank of the River Thames.

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Beckton, Greater London, England, United Kingdom 
<b>Beckton, Greater London, England, United Kingdom</b>
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Beckton has a population of over 15,141 people. Beckton also forms part of the Greater London metropolitan area which has a population of over 14,372,596 people. Beckton is situated 13 km east of the centre of London.

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Antipodal to Beckton is: -179.933,-51.517

Locations Near: Beckton 0.067,51.517

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